1972 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1972 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.

Annual events

The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.

DateEventRef
6 February6 Hours of Daytona[1]
20 February14th Daytona 500[2]
6 May56th Targa Florio[3]
14 May30th Monaco Grand Prix[4]
27 May56th Indianapolis 500[5]
5–9 June54th Isle of Man TT[6]
10–11 June40th 24 Hours of Le Mans[7]
24–25 June3rd 24 Hours of Nurburgring[8]
22–23 July24th 24 Hours of Spa[9]
1 October13th Hardie-Ferodo 500[10]
26 November19th Macau Grand Prix[11]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
12JanuaryToto WolffAustrianRacing driver and executiveHead of Mercedez AMG Petronas[12]
20MarchPedro LamyPortugueseRacing driver1992 Masters of Formula 3 winner.[13]
5AprilTom CoronelDutchRacing driver1999 Formula Nippon champion, 1997 Masters of Formula 3 winner.[14]
23MayRubens BarrichelloBrazilianRacing driverWinner of the 11 Formula One Grand Prix, GPDA chairman (2010-2012).[15]
11JulySteven RichardsNew ZealanderRacing driverWinner of the Bathurst 1000 in 1998-1999, 2013 and 2015.[16]
15OctoberCarlos ChecaSpanishMotorcycle racerSuperbike World champion .[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daytona 6 Hours 1972 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  2. Web site: 1972 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 56^ TARGA FLORIO. targaflorio.info. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: 1972 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  5. Web site: 1972 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: TT 1972. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1972. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Nurburgring 24 hours. touringcarracing.net. 23 April 2017.
  9. Web site: 24 h Spa-Francorchamps. touringcarracing.net. 16 April 2017.
  10. Web site: 1972 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
  11. Web site: 1972 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  12. https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/team/person/toto-wolff Toto Wolff Team Principal & CEO Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team
  13. Web site: David Coulthard. ESPN. 30 May 2017.
  14. Web site: Tom Coronel. driverdb.com. 30 May 2017.
  15. Web site: Rubens Barrichello. ESPN. 30 May 2017.
  16. Web site: Steven Richards. driverdb.com. 30 May 2017.
  17. Web site: Carlos Checa. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.
  18. Web site: Jo Bonnier. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.

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